The Fletcher Jones Foundation has approved a $1 million award to USD’s math department to transform its current space into a dynamic, state-of-the-art environment for student collaboration, faculty research and community gathering.

Pope Francis made a bold statement on the environment in his June 2015 encyclical, Laudato Si, with a message that not only validated the sustainability movement at USD, but set the stage for a visit to the campus by a renowned Catholic climate-change activist.

Catherine R. (Wesolowski) Northcutt ’96 (BBA), ’19 (MA), who was set to attend San Diego State University, has no doubt it was divine intervention that made it possible for her to instead attend the University of San Diego.

Laura Gilbert is a student in the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science’s MEPN program, a master’s program geared toward students who have bachelor’s degrees in other fields and want to become registered nurses.

In a quiet corner office on the western end of Loma Hall’s second floor, Industrial Systems and Engineering Assistant Professor Truc Ngo folds her hands contemplatively as she reflects on her position at the forefront of USD’s efforts to build a better world.